Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 12.3 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 8.7 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,547 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
be 39.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 67.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 7.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 78.7% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 42.0% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.2% less on education
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 74.9% more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 4.9 times more home broadband
Tonga has 8.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 2.8 times more CO2
Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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